MCAT Question of the Day
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    Q:

    		 Acetone (on the left) and acetyl chloride (on the right) are shown below. Regarding deprotonation of a hydrogen from the left methyl group (for both molecules), which molecule will have the lower pKa and why?



    		 

    A

    		 The molecule on the left will have the lower pKa and destabilize the conjugate base

    B

    		 The molecule on the left will have the lower pKa and stabilize the conjugate base

    C

    		 The molecule on the right will have the lower pKa and stabilize the conjugate base

    D

    		 The molecule on the right will have the lower pKa and destabilize the conjugate base



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